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University of Cambridge International Examinations International General Certificate of Secondary Education
University of Cambridge International Examinations International General Certificate of Secondary Education
University of Cambridge International Examinations International General Certificate of Secondary Education
BIOLOGY 0610/61
Paper 6 Alternative to Practical October/November 2013
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1 Seeds from the plant family Papilionaceae form an important part of the human diet. For
Examiner's
Use
Fig. 1.1 shows three different types of seed that have been soaked in water for 24 hours.
Fig. 1.1
(a) Describe the differences in shape and appearance of the seed coat (testa) between
the three types of seed.
Table 1.1
appearance of
seed coat
[3]
(b) A group of students were planning an investigation into the effect of temperature on the For
germination of seeds. Examiner's
Use
variable to change;
variable to measure.
[2]
Fig. 1.2 shows the same three seeds after they have been germinated in suitable For
conditions. Examiner's
Use
Fig. 1.2
[4]
(ii) You are going to calculate the magnification of your drawing. For
Examiner's
Measure the length of the line ST on Fig. 1.2. Use
length of line ST mm
length of ST in drawing mm
magnification × [4]
(d) Describe the food tests you could carry out to show that lentil seeds contain:
(i) protein;
[2]
(ii) fat.
[3]
(e) The percentage of protein and fat in five types of seed, are shown in Table 1.2. For
Examiner's
Use
Table 1.2
(i) Construct a bar chart to show the percentages of protein and fat in the five types of
seed. Use the same axes for the two sets of data.
[5]
Name the type of seed in Table 1.2 that would be a good alternative to meat in the
human diet.
[1]
Fig. 1.3 shows part of a label from a packet of soya bean seeds. The label shows the For
energy content measured in kilojoules. Examiner's
Use
Soya Beans
Nutrition
Typical 50 g serving
composition provides
Energy 230 kJ
Protein 8.5 g
Carbohydrate 4.5 g
Fat 4.0 g
Fig. 1.3
Fig. 1.4 shows a simple calorimeter.
This apparatus can be used to find the energy content of a soya bean seed.
The soya bean seed is burned and the energy released is absorbed by the water in the
test-tube.
thermometer
water
burning soya
bean seed
Fig. 1.4
(f) Suggest how you could safely carry out a simple investigation to find the energy
content of a sample of soya bean seeds.
State what you would need to measure and control.
[3]
[Total: 27]
pale green
inner tissue
area of
seeds
dark green 2 mm
outer tissue
Fig. 2.1
centre
removed
A B
Fig. 2.2
Table 2.1
the shape of the piece of cucumber before the shape of the piece of cucumber before
being placed in solution E being placed in water
the shape of the piece of cucumber after the shape of the piece of cucumber after
being placed in solution E being placed in water
in solution E
in water
[2]
(ii) the pale green inner tissue of the pieces of cucumber. For
Examiner's
Use
in solution E
in water
[2]
[3]
(c) State one possible source of error in the method used in this investigation.
source of error
improvement
[2]
[Total: 9]
3 Slugs and snails are molluscs that can live in water or on land. For
Examiner's
Use
Fig. 3.1 shows a slug and a snail.
slug snail
Fig. 3.1
(a) (i) Describe two features, visible in Fig. 3.1, that suggest the slug and the snail
belong to the same group of molluscs.
2 [2]
(ii) Describe one difference, other than size, visible in Fig. 3.1, between the slug and
the snail.
[1]
Fig. 3.2
(b) Suggest the importance of the shell to molluscs that belong to this group.
[1]
[Total: 4]
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